From black gold to green power: Texas, weirdly, is leading America's clean energy future

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A silhouette of the state of Texas bears the state's flag. But instead the lone star on the flag is replaced by the rotor blades of a wind turbine. More wind turbines are in the background.
Texas is leading the way in renewable energy. But the battle against oil and gas is far from over.

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Argentina oil company YPF spikes 40% as investors cheer president-elect Milei's promises to revamp the economy

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Presidential candidate of the Liberty Advances coalition Javier Milei arrives to vote in the presidential runoff election in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.

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Consider getting trained to become an electrician — and fast

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Make America Build Again

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A red iron beam filling in the American flag

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Anne-Marie Griger's job is to build big things — fields of solar panels that can power a city, forests of wind turbines as tall as sequoias. But to do it, she has to start small. 

Trump is wooing oil and gas tycoons to financially support his 2024 campaign, report says

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Former President Donald Trump.

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Nuclear-energy boom sends uranium prices soaring – with some mining stocks outperforming tech

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Yellowcake uranium.

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Legendary oil mogul Harold Hamm eyes the next stage in the US shale oil boom: 'Generation 3' rock

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Harold Hamm

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2 gas tankers traveled across the Pacific but U-turned just short of the Panama Canal because low water levels have created a traffic jam

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The Panama Canal.

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Why we don't have fusion power plants yet, and what it'll take to get clean, limitless energy to market

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The National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

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It may be a lot cheaper to heat your home this winter

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Natural gas bills are expected to fall this winter.

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